Today we're reviewing our first anime film. The late Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue. A mind-bending film but one to take note of.

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00:00 Intro

5:01 Ranking feb reviews

10:17 Perfect Blue

17:21 Was the film too confusing?

21:44 The stalker

23:43 How the film relates to real life

26:39 Mima's manager

28:55 Mima's personalities

31:44 Were the killings real?

35:22 The last fight scene

40:41 Similar movies

42:43 Are we fans of the split personality narrative?

45:03 The film title and score

48:04 Ratings

58:48 Outro

Today we're reviewing Cal McMau's directorial debut in Wasteman! Starring David Jonsson and Tom Blyth, this raw and gritty British film is not one to miss! Enjoy our discussion.

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00:00 Intro

0:54 Wasteman

6:38 Taylor and Dee

20:39 Reality of the prison system

21:23 The tenseness

23:34 Paul and Gaz

29:07 Dee's character

35:38 Taylor's character

43:26 Prison environment

46:23 Cinematography

49:17 Rv and the snapchat videos

50:58 Ratings

1:03:35 Outro

Another week, another film diary and in this one, we're discussing Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights. Did this one miss the mark?

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00:00 Intro

3:07 Wuthering Heights

15:08 Emerald Fennell's direction

21:16 The film's themes

22:54 Cinematography and score

24:00 The casting choices

28:42 What happened to Heathcliff?

30:04 What would we change about the film?

39:46 The aesthetics

40:11 Did we feel the romance?

42:33 Eroticism

45:07 Ratings

58:38 Outro

The return of our film club! Today we're reviewing F. Gary Gray's 90s classic, Set it Off. This one's filled with mixed opinions so watch and enjoy.

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00:00 Intro

1:30 Word association

21:53 Set it Off

31:24 The characters motives

38:42 Did the cop sympathise with them?

41:08 Stony and Keith

43:32 Be rich and alone or broke with your mates?

48:20 Stevie

49:46 How the film deals with real life problems

51:40 The cop

52:54 Other elements we liked

55:07 Women in film

59:44 Money and friendships

1:04:09 Ratings

1:08:24 Outro

In today's film diary, we're discussing the latest film from British-Nigerian director Akinola Davies, telling a beautiful story about African fathers. Make sure you go watch this in cinemas while you can!

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00:00 Intro

2:17 My Father's Shadow

11:01 The film's relatability

12:10 Has the father passed?

18:46 What we learnt about Nigeria

21:38 Is it a dream?

23:16 The portrayal of Nigeria

26:05 Akinola Davies and his father

28:16 Olaremi and Akinola

30:34 Significance of birds

31:47 Nigerian families

33:30 The mother

34:32 Was the father cheating?

38:47 Ambiguous storytelling

39:44 Political elements

43:40 Cinematography

45:33 Ratings

58:33 Outro

Today, we're reviewing Escape from Pretoria, a film set during Apartheid in South Africa. There are some polarising opinions, so watch and let us know your thoughts.

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00:00 Intro

7:48 Letterboxd game

16:10 Escape from Pretoria

24:46 Did the film need more depth?

38:53 The accents

39:59 The tension

42:19 Why was this film made?

43:59 Old vs new revolutionaries

47:39 Comedic elements

53:19 South Africa

57:12 Ratings

1:01:34 Outro

Today we're reviewing Park Chan-wook's latest film, No Other Choice. Some may say this was an Oscar nomination snub, but find out what we think!

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00:00 Intro

4:49 No Other Choice

8:23 Did he have other choices?

21:40 The ending

30:23 The toothache

32:23 Capitalism vs Communism

40:47 How does the film portray desperation?

50:02 Cinematography

54:00 Mi-ri's blocking

56:07 Ratings

1:11:20 Outro

In today's film diary we're discussing the next film in the 28 Years Later franchise, The Bone Temple. Directed by Nia DaCosta we certainly are fans of the direction this one went in!

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00:00 Intro

3:36 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

10:40 Jimmy and religious imagery

21:34 The infected

25:45 Samson and Dr Kelson

33:23 Nia DaCosta's directing

36:38 28 Years Later

47:47 The future of the franchise

54:00 Spike

55:55 Favourite scenes

58:55 Ratings

1:07:39 Outro

Quentin Tarantino back to back! Today, we're discussing another one of his iconic films in Kill Bill.

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00:00 Intro

0:21 What type of films/tv shows could we act in?

11:23 Kill Bill

17:17 Tarantino's pacing

24:16 The bride's origin story

29:22 Japan

33:55 O-Ren Ishii

41:40 Anime influence

43:12 Fight sequences

50:43 Editing

51:58 The Bride vs O-Ren Ishii

57:02 Bill

58:05 No Tarantino cameo

59:54 Ratings

1:04:45 Outro

Our next film diary, and we're reviewing Chloe Zhao's very moving Hamnet. With great performances across the board we can see why this film has been nominated for multiple awards!

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00:00 Intro

1:21 What jobs would we have on a film set?

7:24 Hamnet

11:12 The portrayal of Shakespeare

24:02 Shakespeare's father

27:42 How is grief portrayed?

39:26 Story of Hamlet

43:23 Favourite parts

45:02 Riz Ahmed's Hamlet

46:11 Shakespeare's Hamlet

53:14 Shakespeare's other plays

55:34 Actors

58:32 Ratings

1:12:42 Outro